Rhymes with desirous
de·sir·ous
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- cyrus — known as Cyrus the Great or Cyrus the Elder. died ?529 bc, king of Persia and founder of the Persian empire
- iris — Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- virus — an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
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- slow virus — a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before producing symptoms, as in several neurological diseases, including kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
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- retrovirus — any of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses having a helical envelope and containing an enzyme that allows for a reversal of genetic transcription, from RNA to DNA rather than the usual DNA to RNA, the newly transcribed viral DNA being incorporated into the host cell's DNA strand for the production of new RNA retroviruses: the family includes the AIDS virus and certain oncogene-carrying viruses implicated in various cancers.
- spanish iris — an iris, Iris xyphium, of the Mediterranean region, having blue, white, or yellow flowers with a yellow or orange patch.
- stinking iris — an iris plant, Iris foetidissima, of W Europe and N Africa, having purplish flowers and a strong unpleasant smell when bruised
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- ebola virus — a highly contagious virus of the family Filoviridae that causes Ebola, a usually fatal disease.
- herpes zoster virus — a type of herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles.
- japanese iris — a plant, Iris kaempferi, native to Japan, having broad, showy flowers in a variety of colors.
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- cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
- tobacco mosaic virus — a retrovirus causing mosaic disease in members of the nightshade family. Abbreviation: TMV.
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- human papilloma virus — a species of virus that causes genital warts. Abbreviation: HPV.
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- human immunodeficiency virus — See under AIDS virus. Abbreviation: HIV.